392 GLOSSARY. 
Fluviatile, belonging to rivers. 
Foliaceous, leaf-like. 
Foraminous, full of holes. 
Fosses, ditch-like depressions. 
Frondose, like a cryptogamic plant, that has no leaves distinct 
from the stem. 
Furcate, divided at the end into two prongs or branches. 
Fusiform, spindle-shaped. 
Ganglion, a mass of nervous matter from which nerves radiate. 
Gelatinous, composed of jelly-like substance. 
Gemmules, little buds. 
Geniculated, bent so as to form a knee or angle. 
Gibbose, having one or more large elevations. 
Glabrous, having a smooth surface. 
Globule, a small particle of matter having a spherical form. 
Glutinous, viscid, having the quality of glue. ; 
Granulated, covered with granules or little grains. 
Gregarious, found together like a flock. 
Griseous, white mottled with black or brown. 
Habitat, the natural place of permanent abode. 
Hamiform, curved at the extremity like a hook. 
Hastate, shaped like a spear. 
Helianthoid, like a sunflower. 
Hirsute, thickly set with long stiffish hairs, shaggy. 
Hispid, beset with bristles or stiff hairs. 
Hyaline, glossy, pellucid. 
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